By 1974, Ferrari dealers in the USA were struggling. The market for gas guzzlers was in the midst of being ravaged by the OPEC oil crisis while garage inventories typically comprised ageing Dinos and…
Read MoreA selection of photographs from the Lamborghini Owners Club meet held at Syon Park in 1990. Featured cars: Lamborghini Countach 25th Aninversary: G609 VYM, Mercedes 190E Cosworth…
Read MoreM6GT-1 was Bruce McLaren's personal M6 GT. It was built up from the first Trojan-made M12 chassis (M12-60-01). At the time, the Trojan works in Croydon, run by Peter Agg, constructed all of McLaren's…
Read MoreChassis 55671 was the 150th Ferrari 288 GTO produced. It was originally configured in Rosso Corsa with a Nero leather interior and electric windows. The first owner was Ferrari main dealer, Ron…
Read MoreFollowing the critical, commercial and sporting success of the E30 and E36 M3s, it was inevitable that BMW would follow up with a Motorsport version of the E46. The M3 programme originally…
Read MoreChassis 3156 was the 76th Miura P400 built. A left-hand drive car with the 0.9mm chassis, it was painted Verde with a Senape interior. 3156 was dispatched from the factory on October 4th 1967.
Read MoreWilly Koenig began tuning Ferrari BBs in the mid 1970s. His fledgling business quickly began to attract customers from around Europe. Within a couple of years, Koenig Specials had expanded to…
Read MoreChassis 198.040.4500141 was the first customer Gullwing delivered to the UK. It was ordered by racing team owner, Rob Walker, who specified Silver Grey paint, full red leather upholstery and…
Read MoreFour years after the 365 GT4 was launched, Ferrari replaced it with an updated model: the 400. It was the latest in a long-running line of front-engined four-seat V12 Ferraris that officially began with the…
Read MoreChassis KLA12879 was one of three right-hand drive Countach Anniversaries that left the factory painted Giallo Fly. The other pair were delivered to South Africa and Brunei. KLA12879’s first owner…
Read MoreChassis THPNMR02872 was one of 14 Group 4 Panteras built. Aside from the prototype (completed in December 1971), the remaining cars were assembled in 1972. 2872 was signed off on June 27th. It…
Read MoreAfter a three year hiatus, Aston Martin officially returned to sports car racing for an attack on the 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours. The British manufacturer had last participated in a works capacity during 1959…
Read MoreChassis 0031 was completed on March 12th 1955. It was painted silver with red accents. The buyer was Walter Ringgenberg, a hotelier and restaurateur from Bern. Ringgenberg was a personal…
Read MoreChassis 053 was the 35th McLaren F1 road car built and one of two originally painted white. It was uniquely commissioned in Marlboro White with black upholstery and a blue driver’s seat. The other…
Read MoreDuring the 1980s, the four-wheel drive Quattro helped transform Audi’s image from a builder of utilitarian automobiles to a prestige brand that could rival Mercedes-Benz and BMW. The Quattro…
Read MoreTo qualify for the Group 5 class in 1970, Ferrari had to build 25 examples of their new 512 S. Of these, nine were raced by the works team. Chassis 1012 was one of the Scuderia Ferrari entries…
Read MoreChassis 1121112 was one of 105 Countach LP400 S built to Series 2 specification between autumn 1979 and summer 1981. Compared to the Series 1, the second iteration of the LP400 S came with…
Read MoreNina Dyer was born on February 15th 1930 in Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka). Her mother was Indian and her father was the wealthy British tea plantation owner, Stanley Dyer. Nina spent her…
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